Apparatus for pulling sugar or candy or other substances of a similar plastic nature.



E. W. BARRATT.

APPARATUS FOR PULLING SUGAR 0R CANDY OR OTHER SUBSTANCES OF A SIMILARPLASTIG NATURE.

APPLICATION FILED JAIL'ZO. 1909.

' A" b I 7246 flu r UNITED snares PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD WILLIAM BARRATT, OF (OLD NORTON, NEAR MA LDON. ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR PULLING SUGAR OR CANDY OR OTHER SUBSTANCES OF A SIMILARPLASTIC NATURE.

Speeificationof Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Application filed January 20, 1909. Serial No. 473,269.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. l, .llnwann Timur! BARRAIT, a SdbjOCt of the King of(ii-eat Britain, residing; at The ltise, (old iiorton, near Maldon, inthe county of lilssex, Eng:-

lancl l ave invented certain new and useful inqtrovements itclal ing toApparatus for Pu ling Sugar or (landy or' other Substances of a SimilarPlastic Nature, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ap 'ia-ratus for pulling sugar or candy orother substance of a similar plastic nature in which one or morestationary rods and one or more rotary rods are combined with one ormore sliding rods in sudh a manner that when operated by suitablemechanism, the rotary rods will travel around the stationary andslit'ling rods so as to perform the pulling operation of the sugar orcandy when the latter is placed in a suitable condition of plasticityupon the sta tionary rods.

The present invention has for its chief object to dispense with certainof the rods, whereby the time involved in stripping-1 the sugar or candyfrom the apparatus when required is reduced, and. to so arrange theremaining; rods that they may be all movableor be convertible at willinto a C(Hlll'2l1iittl01] of movable rods with a fixed red.

According to this invention for effecting,

the ullin o )eration on the substance to be l h treated, ll employ arod, support, pulling bar, or other suitable holding device situatedbetween two rotary similar devices, and adapted to be traversed to andfro across the path described by the rotary devices, thefirstmentioneddevice being adapted to be rigidly secured in a suitable positionbetween the 40 aforesaid rotary devices in which case the latter arearranged to describe circular paths eccentric-ally around the said fixeddevice.

In order that the said invention may be clearly understood and readilycarried into effect I will describe the same with reference to theaccompanying "drawings, in which 1- Figure l is a front elevation ofapparatus according to this invention. Fig. 2 is similar view of aportion of the apparatus showing a device for retaining. the oscillatoryholding or pulling bar in a stationary condition between the rotarypulling. bars; F ig. 3

. is a detached View of one of the cranks drawn to a larger scale, andFig. 4 is a sectional end elevation of a crank and pullirg bar.

A represents the oscillatory holding or pulling' bar, and B the rotarypulling bars.

In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1 the rotary pulling bars B are mountedon cranks B carried byaxles 13 supported in bearings B on the pillars Bwhich are fixed to or may form part of the frame 0. Keyed or otherwisefixed to the axles B are spur wheels B gearing with one another. lotionis imparted to one of such wheels by a pulley B and a pinion B therebycausing the other wheel together with its crank and pulling bar torotate in the opposite direction.

The aforesaid pulling bars B are so mounted-or arranged asto hecapableof describing intersecting; or non-intersecting circles at will.This re ay be e'fl'ected for example, by

providing; one or more holes I) in the cranks B to form bearings forcylindrical portions formed on the inner ends of the pulling bars 7 5 B.A convenient method of securing each of such bars in position and forperrnitting'ot relative rotary movement between the bars and theirrespective cranks comprises a spring actuated plunger I) (Fig. 4)adapted 8 to engage with an annular groove I) extending'around thecylindrical portion formed on the end of the pulling; bar. Thisarrangement enables the pulling bars to be readily retrieved andreplaced for clt' aning or other 55 purposes as required. The pullingbars are advantageousiy slightly cranked or bent as shown in l ig. 4 andowing to the said bars being rotatably mounted in their respectivecranks the pull exerted upon the bars by the material under operation.causes them to assume a position in which the material will collecttoward. the center of the pulling bars whereby liability of itsspreading over the adjacent parts of themachine is ob *iated. Theintermediate holding or pulling her A is mounted on a lever arm AWhichis fixed on one end of a shaft journaled in the frame C. Theopposite end of such. shaft has secured to it a crank A connected by arod. A

to a crank A fixed on one of the axles B ro tary motion of which impartsan oscillatory movement to the lever arm A through the connectionsabove'described,- The barAis advantageously adjustably mounted in thelever arm A for whichpurpose the latter may be slotted as shown at aforfacilitating the disposal of the said barin a correct POSI- tion inrelation to the Path described by the rotary pullingbars.

Any suitable meansv may retaining the oscillatory barA in anintermediate position between the rotary pulling bars B. In thearrangement illustrated in Fig. 2 two stays a, passing through lugs acarried by the frame 0 are hooked onto the opposite sides of the leverarm A, winged nuts a being providedfor imparting the requisite tensionto the sta'ys a for securelyholding the aforesaid arm in itsintermediate position. The mechanisu'i forimpa-rting the ters Patent ofthe United States is 1. In apparatus for pulling )la'stic sub stances,the combination of a holding device situated between my rotary pullingde-' vices, means for causing the latter to.-move through circular pathsin opposite direc tions, means for causing the holding device totraverse to and fro across the paths described by the rotary pullingdevices, and means for; rigidly securing the holding device in a centralposition between the rota-1' T pulling devices.

2. In an apparatus for pulling plastic substances, the combination of aholding device situated between two rotary pulling devices, means forcausi-ng the latter to move through circular paths in oppositedirections, means l'or'cnabling the said pulling devices to describeintersecting or non-intersecting circlesat will, means for causing theholding device to traverse to and fro across the paths described by therotary pulling devices, and means for rigidly securing the holdingdevice between the rotary pulling devices.

3. In an apparatus for pulling plastic. substances, the combination ol aholding'device situated between two rotary pulling devices,

means -for causing the latter to move through circular paths in oppositedirections,

device to traverse to and fro means for enabling the said pullingdevices to describe intersecting or non-intersecting circles at will,meansfor causing the holding I across the paths described by the rotarypulling devices, means [or rigidly s curing the holding device betweenthe rotary pulling devices, and means for facilitating the disposal ofbe employed for 4 the holding device in a correct position in relat1onto the path described by the rotary pulling devices.

4. In apparatus for pulling plastic sub-v stances, the combination oftwo rot atably mounted shafts, a separate arm in rigid connection witheach shaft, a pulling bar mounted on each arm and capable of radialadjustment thereon, ateothed wheel in rigid connection with one shaltgearing directly with a toothed wheel in rigid connection with theothershait, an oscillatory shaft situated interm'ediately between therotatably mounted shafts, an arm in rigid connection with theoscillatory shaft, a holding device carried by the said arm and capableof radial adjustment thereon, stays removably connected with the saidarm for enabling the same to be secured in a central. position betweenthe ro tatably mounted shafts, a second arm in rigid connection with theoscillatory shaft, a crank in rigid connection with one of the rotatablymounted shafts, and capable of being operatively connected therewith,and a pinion-gearing with one of the aforesaid toothed wheels forimparting a rotary motion thereto.

5..In apparatus for pulling plastic substances, a polling bar supportingarm formed with one or more bearings, a pulling bar bent in termediatclyof its, length and terminating in a journal pin rotatably mounted in thesaid bearings, and a spring fastening device for retaining the'pulling'bar in position upon its supporting arm.

6. In apparatus for pulling. plastic substances, a pulling barsupporting arm formed with one or more bearings, a pulling" bar crankedintermediately of its length and terminating in a ournal pin rotatablymounted in the said bearings, and an automatic spring fastening devicefor retaining the pulling bar in position upon its supporting arm andfor enabling the saidbar to be readily removed therefrom.

7. In apparatus for pulling plastic substances, a pulling bar supportingarm formed with a plurality of bearings, a pulling bar slightly crankedintermediatcly of its length and terminating at one end in a journal pinadapted to fit the said. bearings, the said ournal pin being formed witha groove (X- tending around its periphery, a spring actuated plungercarried by the arm and having an appropriately shaped end to readilyengage and; disengage with the aforesaid groove when endwise movement isimparted to the pulling bar.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD WILLIAM BXRRATT.

'itnesses:

T. SELBY IYARDLE, WALTER J. Sm-nrrnn.

